As she stood up to do the dishes, Peter had crept up behind her on tiptoes, so as to take her unawares.He stood behind her, while she kept talking. He could not help it. He wanted to laugh, but that will only ruin his plans.As she turned around, he held her on the waist, and gave her a light kiss on the lips."Peter! You scared me. Holy Jesus!" She exclaimed, holding on tightly to the part of her dress over her chest."Sorry, I didn't mean to," he said, walking back to his seat, "by the way, I love how you look, when you are surprised. I should do that, often. What do you think?" He smirked."I think you should abort such thoughts, except you want to see me dead!" She said, sternly."Okay, fine." He chuckled, walking towards her, "after the get-together, you two will move in with me. Tonight, I want to spend it enjoying my last night of sleeping alone." He said, stopping in his tracks; a step more, and he would be just an inch away from her.He tucked her blonde hair behind her ear,
Jayden didn't know what really happened to them, he was still little, when it happened. He had only seen his uncle, Lukas and his family just twice, and he was just 12 years old. They had gone to Los Angeles. When he grew up, he was told that they were missing. No much details were added, and he didn't ask any further."Apparently, they are. We found them, and I decided to host a family get-together, so we can bond. And so that you can also get to know your cousins, too. They will be here, tomorrow. So, get ready," his father said, and turned to leave, as Jayden nodded.He stopped, and faced him again, "how's the company? Any progress?" He asked, drawing nearer to where he sat."The company is growing. We are having a meeting next week at Crescent City. I'm working on getting everything set," Jayden replied, saving his work, and shutting down the computer. He was feeling tired already, and needed to rest. "Seems like you had a long day. You should rest up, tomorrow is going to be a
Andrea sat at the backseat of the car, looking outside through the window. The ambient lighting of the street, people moving here and there. It was perfect view.While her parents were cantering about old memories, and laughing all the way; Andrea was lost in thought. Had she known something like this would happen, she would have told Jayden the truth. Now, he was going to see her in a different way—just like he sees other women.As they drove inside, making a left turn to the parking space. It seemed like Lukas had arrived with his family, as his car was parked there, too.They stepped out of the car, and Peter met a few workers he knew, outside."Good day, sir." One of the workers greeted."You are welcome," the butler said, smiling."Oh! Thomas, how are you doing?" Peter asked, giving him a handshake."I'm doing good, and you?" He said, tilting his head a little, and noticed the two women by the car."Is that—""Yes, it is. That's Imelda, and my daughter, Andrea." He smiled, turni
Some hours ago, Jayden had stepped out of the house to get some things that he needed. He wore a red hoodie, and a sweatpants."Where are you going to, Jayden?" His father asked, when he saw him about to leave the house.He stopped halfway, turning back to meet his father, who sat on the chair beside the mini wine bar, with a glass of wine."I just want to get some things. I'll be back, soon," he said.Without waiting for an answer, he shut the door, and left."Where is Alex?" He asked one of the workers."He just went over there, sir," she replied, pointing at the direction, where Alex went.Jayden nodded, and went to the direction, where the worker had shown him. It led to Alex's room."Alex," he called out."I'm coming, give me a sec," he responded. He had just finished having his bath, and was dressing up. He opened the door, and met Jayden standing in front of the room."Just wanted to freshen up. Are you ready? Let's go," Alex said, going back inside to get the keys.He searche
Carina turned, "is everything okay?" She asked."Oh, no. I mean, yes. Everything is fine," he paused, "I see you're going to the bookshelves," he said."Oh, yes! I want to get a few books to read at my leisure time," she said, smiling.Jayden was impressed. Asides Annabelle, he rarely find women, who loved to read."What kind of books, if I may ask?" Alex said, curiously."I can't really say the books I want to buy in particular, but any book related to business, mindset, sales…whichever book piques my interest," she replied."Alright. See you, next week."Alex gestured to Jayden. He was done shopping, and took them to the sales lady at the counter."How much are these, please?" Alex asked.She made the calculation, and replied, "they cost 58 dollars, sir."He took out 60 dollars, and gave it to her, and left to the car.Jayden did not follow immediately, he stopped to do something."Have you seen a lady on a floral gown?" He asked her."Yes, I have. She went that way," she responded,
Sonia ran to the door, and met the man coming in."Hey, bro. Who was that?" She asked.He passed her by, and sat down, turning on the television."He said he is your boyfriend," he answered, switching channels to find the one that interests him.Hey, baby!" She smiled, excited to see him. She hugged him, but he didn't hug her back.She stared at him, "what…what is wrong?" She asked, touching his face.He slowly brought her hand down, and stepped back. He looked at her—what she was wearing. She had a shorts on, and a shirt that she took from Alex, when he went to buy his clothes. "Nothing. I just came to see you, and give you this." He brought out the flower that he hid behind him, and gave it to her, along with other things he bought for her."Oh, my! Thank you so much. This flower is so beautiful," she blushed, inhaling the scent of the flower, and smiled. "It's so nice," she said."Alright, I don't want to waste any more of your time," he said, stealing glances at the door, as thou
There was surely nothing she could do at that moment. It was already happening, and rather than wish for the ground to swallow her up—which was far from being possible, she decided to face the reality.She could not bring herself to look into his eyes, or even utter a word, but she had to."Hi, Jayden," she said, forcing a smile.It was still like a dream to him; his lost cousin was with him, all this time—in school, and even at work. Yet, she did not deem it fit to tell him. He stared at her. His eyes gleaming with unsorted emotions. The one last woman he had trusted, and believed that she was different from the rest, was actually like the rest. Worse, even.Fernando noticed how he stared at her, as though he would chop her head off in the next minute. He cleared his throat, and Jayden jolted back to reality. "Jayden, meet your other cousins, Natalia and Natasha. They are twins," he said, but Jayden seemed a bit understand."Hi, Tasha! Hello, Talia!" He greeted, finally taking his
They were eager. So eager to hear what he had to say, next."Melvin told me that Imelda wanted to marry her off, to her boss' son, because her job was on the line. I knew that it was time for the both of them to meet. Everything was easy, when Andrea return to Texas, and Imelda couldn't help, but quit her job, and join her daughter here.I had called Peter up to come back to Texas, but he still refused. I tried other means to make him come back, without sounding desperate, or suspicious. Luck was on my side, all this while. Imelda found his company online, as she was searching for jobs to do in Texas. I think she applied for the job, because Peter called back, saying he's on his way to Texas to meet with some clients, and run a short interview with someone, who was interested in joining his company.I met Rita, when I attended a wedding ceremony. I had my men bring her to the mansion, and lock her up. She stayed here for a couple of days, while I watched Imelda's every movement.I